Search for a place
Search for a place
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brownshall like this:
BROWNSHALL, a hamlet and a hundred in Sturminster division, Dorset. The hamlet is in Caundle-Bishop parish, 5½ miles SE of Sherborne; and is an ancient place. The hundred contains Caundle-Bishop parish and three other parishes. Acres, 10,861. Pop., 2,876. Houses, 586.
Brownshall is now part of DORSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how DORSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brownshall itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brownshall in Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20716
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Brownshall".
